I rode Newt this morning. I changed the crossbar to a 24 inch jump. Newt would stop sometimes and then jump or walk over it. It did not flow from ground poles trotting to inducing him to jump. But he did not balk so maybe we can work into it. I thought I noticed slight improvement in the exercises today. He was not lazy like a few days ago. We even cantered in both directions with both leads. It did involve some baby bucking and we did not canter very far. We rode the three exercises. He still seems to have some reluctance to bend to the left. After working in the arena we rode up the east end of the Oak pasture. This was new for Newt and he noticed it. He must work into accepting new things very slowly. We rode to the top and turned around and went back to the barn. It was a good ride.
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